Combined tie-fastener and soft-collar retainer



H. I. FELIX.

COMBINED TIE FASTENER AND SOFT COLLAR RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 3. 1919.

1 59,495 Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

INVENTOR.

Jfa eZ TORNEY.

more!) STATES HUGOI. FELIX, OF KANSASCITY, MISSOURI.

COMBINED TIE-FASTENER AND SOFT-COLLAR RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent. patentwgfl 233,.

Application filed March 3, 1919. Serial No. 280,2523.

To (all whom it may concern."

Be 1t known that I HUGO i. FELIX a citi- 7 3 zen of the United States, residing at Kansas .City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tie-Fasteners and Soft-Collar Retainers, oi: wh ch the 7 following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined tie fastenors and soft collarretainers, and more especially to a device for attachment to the rear side of a tie, having inturned hooks for impaling engagement with the ends of the turned down portion of a soft collar to utihas the latter as a support for the tieand for holding the ends of the collar down and retain them in neat' and orderly relation.

A. further object is to produce a simple and cheap device of this character by which a tie can be easily, quickly and efliciently secured to the ends of a soft collar.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and useful features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it be fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

nigure 1, is a rear View of a bow tie equipped with an attachment embodying the invention.

Fig. 2, is a top view of the same.

Fig. 3, is a rear view showing a modified form of the attachment and how the same can be secured to the tie.

Fig. 4, is a vertical section on the line IV IV of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5, is a similar section, after the securing of the attachment in position has been completely effected.

Fig. 6, is a fragmentary rear view of the tie equipped with modified form of the attachment.

In the said drawing, 1 indicates a tie of the bow variety or any other type, such as the made up four-in-hand, and secured in a horizontal position to the rear side of said tie, is an attachment comprising a flat body portion 2 terminating at its ends in rearwardly and inwardly disposed hooks or prongs 3. In the construction shown by Figs. 1 and 2, the flat body portion is provided with perforations & so that it may readily be stitched through said perforations as at 5 to the back of the tie.

In Figs. 3 to 5 inclusive the attachment is provided at its upper edge with hooks 6 and its lower edge with hooks or teeth 7. With this construction, which is preferable where the attachment is to be used with an incomplete bow tie the hooks 6 are caused. to impale the back portion of the tie before the central portion of the same is compleed, as shown by Fig. a. The free end of portion 8 is then drawn upward at the rear side of the tie and impaled 011 prongs or hooks 7 N or it may be brought up between said prongs, and is then drawn completely around the central portion of the tie until it again overlaps the plate and is caused to be impaled on said prongs 7. The latter are then bent up wardly until they clamp the end of said por tion 8, reliably in place, as shown clearly by F 1g. 5.

and 5, the section lining being omitted to In this correction it will be noticed that the part 8 is not section lined 111 Figs 4 more clearly distinguish between the portion 8 and the remaining part of the body of, the

tie. By this construction it will be seen that the attachment can be secured in place without stitching.

In Fig. 6, the construction shown is substantially the same as that of Figs. 3 to 5, that is to say the plate is provided with sharpened tongues or teeth 9 for the impalement of portion 8, and for subsequently being bent do wnward to clamp said portion against the plate or an interposed part of said portion. lVith this construction however it is necessary to complete the securement of the plate in position and to finish the tie, by stitching the free end of the portion 8 to the body of the tie, as indicated at 10 in Fig. 6.

To secure a tie equipped with this attachment in position, it is placed at the proper point opposite the front of a soft collar C, and its books or prongs are caused to impale the free ends of the turned down portion of the collar, as indicated by dotted lines, in Fig. 2. lit will be seen by this arrangement a suilicient tension can be placed on the ends of the collar to hold them in neat and orderly relation, and at the same time utilize them to securely and firmly support the tie in the desired position. The device can obviously be secured in place easily and quickly and can be as easily removed.

By providing the fastener with a wide fiat body portion, and securing the same firmly to the material of the tie, it will be obvious that the fastener cannot turn or sag and hence that its hooks 3 will always project directly to the rear and therefore be in the best possible positionfor quick" and easy attachment to and detachment from the ends of the turn down portion of a collar, it being obvious that if the fastener Was not securedso as to reliably hold the position mentioned it could not properly and satisfactorily perform the function for Which'it is designed. 1

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a combined tie fastener and soft collar retainer which possesses the features of advantage set forth as desirable in the statement of the object of the invention, and which is susceptible of modification in various minor particulars Without departing from the principle of construction involved or sacrificing any' of the advantages of the appended claims;

I claim: 7 '1. The combination with a tie, of aretainerfastened thereto in a horizontal position, and comprising a body portion and permanently formed inturned rearwardly projecting hooks or prongs of requisite sharpness and of sufficient stiffness to hold each end portion of a soft collar impaled by saidhooks or prongs, under tension.

2. The combination with a tie of a retainer arranged in a horizontal position, and comprising a Wide flat body portion fastened to theback of the tie, and a pair of permanently formed rearivardly-projecting and inwardly-facing; hooks of requisite sharpness for impalement of the ends of the 'downturned portion or a soft collar, and

oi suiiicient stiffness to hold such portion of the collar under tension.

The combination with a tie, of a Wide flat plate fitted against the back of the tie and provided at its ends with permanentlyformed Vinturned rearWardly-projecting hooks of requisite sharpness for impalernent of the ends of the down turned portion of a soft collar, and ofsufiicient stiffness 'to hold suchfporticn of the collar under tension; said plate also having sharpened prongs impaling and clamped down against the material of the tie.

ll The combination With the downturned outer portion 01" soft collar of a'tie provided at its rear side with a metal retainer,

comprising a flat body secured horizontally to the tie and terminating at its endsin permanently formed sharpened hooks, and sharpened ends of the iooks facing each other to impale the ends of the downturned portion. of the collar and of sufficient stiffness to hold the impaled portion of the collar under tension.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HUGO I. FELIX. 

